Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise Edition, Revised and Updated

Walsh, Michael [Editor]; Hume, Basil [Foreword];

ISBN 10: 0060692995 / ISBN 13: 9780060692995

Published by HarperSanFrancisco, 1991

About this Item

1991; San Francisco; concise edition, revised and updated; brown leather-like paper covered boards with gold titles; covers contain minimal rubbing and wear; Interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 466 pages.

Seller Inventory # SKU1156985

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise Edition, Revised and Updated
• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060692995
• ISBN 13: 9780060692995
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 18 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

For more than two centuries, Butler's Lives of the Saints has been hailed as the authority on the Christian patron saints. Now, in this new edition of the original classic, Michael Walsh has culled the ruch resources of earlier editions to accentuate the more modern and best-documented saints. Echoing the charm and style of the eighteenth-century edition, Walsh's volume has been edited to make the fascinating and inspiring lives of the saints easily accessible to readers today. This edition features saints from many nations and backgrounds and includes new articles on recently canonized saints. The index offers the list of saints from the complete edition, and includes all new canonizations and new dates, making it eh most up-to-date listing of saints available. Butlter's Lives of the Saints remains a remarkable reference source and, through its comprehensive biographies, a valuable aid to devotion and a rich source of historical information.

About the Author

Michael Walsh is the author of The Triumph of the Meek and editor of Butler's Lives of the Patron Saints.